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Hot Tent Camping in the Bad Weather--5 Tips for Keeping Safe - Pomoly Xian - 04-20-2022
What to do in case of bad weather during hot tent camping?
1. Decide whether to move the tent position according to the terrain
(1) If it is judged that the original tent location is generally not dangerous, carry out tent safety inspection, strengthening measures and other preparations to deal with bad weather. When camping, pay attention to wind and lightning on the ridge, pay attention to the amount of rain in the valley, and pay attention to falling rocks and lightning near the rock wall.
(2) If the security is not reliable, it is necessary to consider moving the tent location.
① If the tent is set up on the ridge and there is a lot of wind coming from the front of the ridge, the tent will bear this kind of wind, especially in the saddle between the two peaks
The wind can sometimes easily pull up the tent and blow it away. In addition, the ridge is most vulnerable to lightning. Therefore, it should be considered to move the tent to the slope or depression under the wind, where the wind has little impact.
② If the tent is set up in the valley and the stream rises sharply, people will often be trapped due to the surge of water. Even if the weather is fine in your area, the danger of river surge will be caused due to the rain in the upstream. Once the river surge, its destructive power is amazing. Therefore, carefully observe the erosion status and color difference of the rocks on the river bank, the situation of trees and grass, etc., and it can be seen where the white water level will rise. After full observation, decide to transfer the tent position.
③ If a tent is set up near the rock wall, the rain will cause the rock to loosen and cause rockfall. The chain rockfall caused by rockfall will also form avalanche on the mountain. In addition, the rock wall is located near the ridge, which is also easy to induce lightning stroke, so we must be extra careful. Therefore, carefully observe your terrain. If you think the weather is deteriorating and dangerous, you must consider moving the tent to a safer place.
2. Safety inspection and strengthening measures of tents
Carry out safety inspection and strengthening measures, check whether the tent is damaged, whether the rope is really tightened, whether there are problems with the pillar, and whether the drainage ditch is properly dug, etc. If you think it is not stable to use only the control rope, you might as well use the rock ancient or Mountaineering pick to fix it. If it is predicted that the wind is quite strong, the fine hemp rope or climbing rope must be used to increase the strength of the control rope, so as to fix the tent and prevent the tent from being swept away by the strong wind.
3. Cleaning up in the tent
To avoid panic due to the deterioration of the weather, clean up and tidy up in the tent in advance. First of all, in case of flooding caused by rain, in order to prevent clothing, hiking shoes and other equipment from getting wet, put them in plastic bags, and the surplus items will be included in the backpack; In addition, sharp objects such as knives should be carefully put away to avoid scratching the tent; It is also important to prepare meals in advance before the weather deteriorates.
4. Ways to get through bad weather
If all the preparations for dealing with bad weather are ready, you should make up your mind to wait until the weather clears up. At the same time, wait for the radio to listen to the weather report and draw the weather map to try to understand the changes of the weather. In addition, when going out in shifts, control whether the rope is firm and whether there is flooding. When going out for inspection, observe the changes of clouds and look at the sky. The people hiding in the tent can spend this time happily by singing and telling stories.
5. Escape from the tent
Due to the extremely bad weather, there may also be a situation that is bound to give up the tent. At this time, we can only complete other preparations as soon as possible and wait for this moment to come. When preparing, be sure to check whether there are mountain huts, caves or forests nearby for refuge, confirm the route first, put on climbing shoes and be fully armed, so as to complete the preparation for leaving the site at any time. Once the tent is abandoned, it must be in an extremely dangerous situation. Ropes should be used to prevent players from getting lost, and careful action should be taken to prevent losing the route.